Strengthening the Human Condition: The Task of The Humanities in Higher Education
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Higher Education, humanities, human condition, personhood, ecstatic education.Abstract
If one reviews the history of education, it can be established that pedagogical propositions emerge from the evolutionary process of societies which demand more educational solutions for the training and actioning of citizens. Currently, there are concerning discourses and practices that attempt to displace the humanities from the university’s curricular offer. Based on arguments such as the low employability of students after college and the need to answer to the demands of a labor market that is ever more competitive, these debates focus on the humanities’ actual usefulness and they push for the elimination of a humanistic training from college campuses. This article proposes that, on the contrary, given the current state of affairs, a training in the humanities is essential because this indifferent, self-referential, superficial, and unmediated society can only be restored through genuine and responsible professional futures that are competitive and informed, with attitude and ability, and that can foster a collective human elevated consciousness.
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